Politics At Home

While some of us here were watching the debate, the rest of us were writing letters to would-be voters in key states. Or in the words of Vote Forward:

"Send a letter, a warm note, good feelings, to someone you don’t know — but who needs to hear from you. That’s right — write a letter to a constituent in [a GOP-held] district, a registered Democrat who doesn’t always vote, and tell them, as a FRIEND, how important it is for them to turn out."

It's easy, it's fast, it's effective, you don't have to leave the comfort of your own home, although you do have to buy stamps (yes, that dreaded trip to the post office). Or you can join up and write letters with others; often there are letter-writing parties - they usually serve snacks, but you still may have to buy stamps. However, most parties are on the weekends, and somehow that rarely works out at this house.

So with impeachment underway, and an election around the corner (I'm exhausted already), somehow  handwriting letters to strangers seems normal.